Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saltdean Vale area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltdean Vale (BN2 8HF) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Rottingdean & West Saltdean average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltdean Vale (BN2 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perry Hill (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Rottingdean & West Saltdean

Crime Over Time in Saltdean Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hilgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glynde Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chiltington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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